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UK Company ReVend Revamps Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling

The UK company reVend has teamed up with IKEA to make household hazardous waste recycling simple with "reverse vending machines" for spent bulbs and batteries.
Light Bulb Standards Killed: Who's Running This Country, Barack Obama or Michele Bachmann?

Dim Bulbs Insert Rider In Spending Bill, Delaying Light Bulb Efficiency Standards.
Most Popular Articles of August: 13-Year-Old's Science Project, 121-Year-Old's All-Natural Diet, and More (Slideshow)

The long Labor Day weekend (for our American readers, at least) is a bittersweet moment; the extra day off also signals the end of summer. In honor of another season gone, here are the 10 most popular stories we covered in August,
Not Enlightened by CFLs in Cathedrals (Photos)

On a recent trip to the south of Spain, I visited the beautiful Cathedral of Seville, amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. According to Wikipedia, the interior is the
Are Americans Hoarding Incandescent Bulbs?

Are Americans hoarding light bulbs in advance of the upcoming phase-out of 100 watt bulbs? According to USA Today, some are. One woman in Marietta, Ohio says , "I have stocked up on enough incandescent bulbs to last for the next 50 years." Another said
A Black Market for 100-Watt Bulbs? U.S. Ban Looms

Few people seem to know that 100-watt incandescent bulbs, the Thomas Edison-type, are leaving store shelves. They were phased out in California on Jan. 1, and will be phased out across the U.S. on
Selling Incandescent Bulbs as Heaters: Loophole or Art?

Banning old lightbulbs seems like low-hanging fruit, an easy way to significantly reduce energy usage with little to no loss of lifestyle comforts. But the bulb bans persistently promote protest, and bring out the curmudgeons
What Does Sustainability Look Like? Photos From Around the World (Slideshow)

What does 'sustainability' mean to you? This photo selection from JPG Magazine, illustrates 'strides people are making toward becoming sustainable; whether it's a big change in your community or a small tweak to your daily routine.'
Environmental Reporter from UK Sunday Times on CFLs: RUN!

John-Paul Flintoff is the Environment writer for the Sunday Times, a UK Murdoch paper. On Sunday he wrote an article Poisoning ourselves to save the planet about the dangers of mercury from compact fluorescents. He starts off with a description of
When You Move, Do You Take Your CFLs With You?

Image via: Greenpeace UK on Flickr.com Moving isn't necessarily the most environmentally-friendly activity. Granted, moving from a sprawling house in the suburbs into a smaller, more efficient home in the city can be a step in the right direction, there
The L Prize: A New Look at an Old Bulb

These days with CFLs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs), and LEDs (light emitting diodes) and everything else, it seems hard (or maybe just taboo) to remember a time when we used something as inefficient as the standard
Just Roll it Up: The Curly Lamp from Fuz

(Image: Fuz) The intersection of beauty, functionality, and energy efficiency is what makes lamp design so fun. At TreeHugger we like us some lamps: eerie alien lamps, flat-pack lamps, lamps from reused materials, lamps that are their own packaging, ink
How Smart Green Design Can Shrink Life Cycle Impact

In their book Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough and Michael Braungart famously declared that 80 percent of a product's lifecycle impact is determined during its design. Yet, for many of us,
Fight the Euro Ban on Frosted Incandescents with the Euro Condom

The European Union is banning frosted incandescents because they are the most inefficient, and possibly because the light from a clear bulb is really harsh and the change might encourage people to buy frosted compact fluorescents.
Last Incandescent Bulb Slips out of Grand Central Terminal

The last of four thousand incandescent bulbs were changed to compact fluorescents at Grand Central Terminal in New York yesterday, which will save an estimated US$ 200,000 per year in electricity charges and reduce the amount of CO2 and
Should I Worry About Deadly Mercury In My CFLs?

Image via Wikipedia.com Dear Pablo: I know that compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are much more efficient, but I have also heard that they contain mercury. What is a TreeHugger to do? In response to my article on dimmable CFLs I received a lot of
Should I Switch to Dimmable CFL Bulbs?

Dear Pablo: We have 12 recessed light bulbs in our kitchen on a dimmer switch. How much money and energy we would save if we switched to dimmable CFL bulbs? They would have to be cost effective because cash is tight these days.According to USA Today, in
Ban Against Incandescent Bulbs: Argentina Joins

In the midst of the end-of-year-holiday-rush the Argentine Senate gave the country a good Christmas present: it approved a law to ban incandescent light bulbs. The rule establishes that from December 31, 2010, the